CFU Assay Course-GER-Spring

Hematopoietic progenitor cell enumeration depends on reliable colony-forming unit techniques, and this hands-on training program from STEMCELL Technologies delivers the practical instruction researchers need. Held in German for the spring session, the intensive course combines theoretical instruction with bench work in cell culture, covering assay setup using methylcellulose-based media, cell plating techniques, incubation at 37 °C, and morphological scoring of CFU-GM, BFU-E, and CFU-GEMM colonies.

Participants learn best practices for workflow standardization, quality control of reagents, and troubleshooting common sources of variability in colony enumeration. The curriculum targets laboratory technicians, graduate students, and principal investigators working in hematology, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and transplantation research who need to establish or refine CFU assays in their own facilities. Instruction is tailored to research use only applications in academic and translational settings.